Bwirira Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Bwirira Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bwirira Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Bwirira Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Bwirira Come From? nationality or country of origin

Bwirira occurs most in Kenya. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bwirira? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Bwirira live; 83 percent live in East Africa and 83 percent live in East Bantu Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Bwirira is mostly found in: Kwale County, where 100 percent are found. Barring Kenya this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 17 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 17 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bwairira931/
Bwirire861,155/
Bwiriri86398/
Pwirira8615/
Bwirura864/
Bwitrire801/
Bwerera71141/
Pwiriri719/
Bwerire711/
Bvurira711/
Pwereira676/
Bwererah671/
Buhirire671/
Mpwiriro671/
Bouherira638/
Fwerreira632/
Bouhereira591/
Bwerere571,359/
Pwerera5721/
Bwerero572/
Bueriro571/
Bwereri571/
Bvurura571/
Bwereere53137/
Puirerea5313/
Bweerere532/
Buherera531/
Mpwerire531/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bwirira
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